Isaiah 60:1-2“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and His glory appears over you. “ Today’s scripture starts with “Arise, shine”. When could the situation be where one is asked to Arise and Shine? […]
Psalm 95:6-7“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.“ Today’s scripture emphasizes our state when we come to worship Him—a state of complete surrender, submission, and humility. A […]
Proverbs 22:4 “By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.” What is the secret of honorable life?Humility and fear of the Lord result in an honorable life. Humility is a firm acknowledgment of our absolute need for the Lord in our day-to-day lives. The fear of the Lord is respect and reverence towards […]
Psalm 16:11“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” This psalm is entitled Michtam, which some translate as a golden psalm, a very precious one because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his resurrection. David expresses joy in believing nothing will separate him from fellowship […]
Psalm 112:4“Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.“ “Upright” is the English equivalent most often used for the Hebrew yasar, it means straight or evenly distributed. Through Psalm 112:1 we get another definition; Somebody who fears the Lord and delights greatly in His commandments. So, […]
Psalm 91:3“Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.“ In the above verse, we have a great truth laid down in general: those who are in God are constantly protected and sustained. Specifically, this scripture refers to the snare of Fowler and perilous pestilence. What are these? Fowler is someone […]
Psalm 34:13-14“Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.“ Today’s scriptures are answers to the question that David asks in Psalm 34:12 “Who wants to live a good life?”. The Bible teaches us that sincere obedience to God, seeking His will […]
Psalm 107:9“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.“ David wrote Psalm 107 as a prayer of thanksgiving to God. Psalm 107:9 talks about a longing soul and a hungry soul. In a spiritual sense, the word “longing” or “yearning” can describe a strong desire to return to one’s origin […]
James 1:4“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.“ James 1 begins with a challenging command for us. We are advised to be joyful in the face of the trials. Trials help us to develop a deeper trust in God. It is in trials our reliance on […]
2 Corinthians 2:14“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.“ Paul expresses his thanks to God for the victory in Troas through divinely blessed opportunity to spread the Gospel of Christ. Like Paul, we too are the instruments […]
